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Gorenci is a village in Croatia, under the Vrbovsko township, in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County.

Country Croatia
Elevation
384 m (1,260 ft)
Postal code
51326
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Gorenci
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Gorenci
Gorenci
Location within Croatia
Coordinates: 45.430925°N 15.119627°E / 45.430925; 15.119627
Country Croatia
CountyPrimorje-Gorski Kotar County
CityVrbovsko
CommunityLukovdol
Area
 • Total
10 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
Elevation
384 m (1,260 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
38
 • Density3.8/km2 (9.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
51326
Area code+385 051
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Name

Gorenci is also the name of a village on the Donja Dobra, a village on Lake Ohrid and a village on the Black Drin, as well as a hamlet of Črnomerec, a hamlet of Kupinec. In addition to streets within the aforementioned, it is also the name of a street in Posavski Bregi.[3]

History

The Lukovdol-Plemenitaš road which passes through Gorenci was asphalted in 1981.[4]: 111 

Gorenci was hit by the 2014 Dinaric ice storm.

Demographics

As of 2021, there were only 5 inhabitants under the age of 20.[2]

In 1828/1830, there were 34 residents in 5 families, all Catholic.[5]

Village of Gorenci: Population trends 1857–2021
Note:Decreased in 2001 by the part of its territory attached to Lukovdol. Sources:Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

In 1870, Gorenci, in Lukovdol's porezna općina, had 29 houses and 235 people.[6]: 31 

In 1890, Gorenci had 47 houses and 283 people. Its villagers were under Lukovdol parish, school and tax districts, but were administered by Severin.[7]: 57 

Further reading

  • Kraljevski zemaljski statistički ured (1903). Političko i sudbeno razdieljenje i Repertorij prebivališta Kraljevina Hrvatske i Slavonije po stanju od 1. travnja 1903. Zagreb: Kraljevska hrvatsko-slavonsko-dalmatinska zemaljska vlada, 🖶 Kraljevska zemaljska tiskara.
  • Kraljevski zemaljski statistički ured (May 1913). "Repertorij prebivališta po županijama, upravnim kotarima, gradovima, upravnim i poreznim općinama". Političko i sudbeno razdjeljenje i Repertorij prebivališta Kraljevina Hrvatske i Slavonije po stanju od 1. siječnja 1913. Zagreb: Kraljevska hrvatsko-slavonsko-dalmatinska zemaljska vlada, 🖶 Kraljevska zemaljska tiskara. pp. 1–126. Page 33.

Politics

As of its foundation on 3 March 2008, it belongs to the local committee [hr] of Lukovdol.[8]

Attractions

Lukovdol has some rural tourism options, including the call-ahead Krizmanić restaurant, serving seasonal food from its garden in summer and goulash, sarma and coleslaw in winter.[9]

Sports

Beginning in 2013,[10] the 7 stage 260 kilometres (160 mi) long Cycling Trail of Gorski Kotar (Croatian: Goranska biciklistička transverzala) passes through Gorenci.[11]

Infrastructure

The water storage unit in Nadvučnik, with a capacity of 400 cubic metres (14,000 ft3) at an elevation of 444 metres (1,457 ft),[12] is also responsible for Lukovdol, Podvučnik, Vučnik, Gorenci and part of Draga Lukovdolska.[13]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Gorenci include:

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